First isolate of a Neisseria gonorrhoeae strain associated with an ofloxacin treatment failure in Spain

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作者
Otero, L
Alcala, B
Varela, JA
Miguel, MD
Vazquez, JA
Vazquez, F
机构
[1] Univ Oviedo, Area Microbiol, Dept Biol Func, Fac Med, Oviedo 33006, Spain
[2] Hosp Cabuenes, Microbiol Serv, Gijon, Spain
[3] Inst Salud Carlos III, Ctr Nacl Microbiol, Lab Referencia Neisserias, Madrid, Spain
[4] Serv Dermatol & ETS, Gijon, Spain
[5] Hosp Monte naranco, Microbiol Serv, Oviedo, Spain
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10.1097/00007435-200110000-00004
中图分类号
R51 [传染病];
学科分类号
100401 ;
摘要
The first isolate in Spain of Neisseria gonorrhoeae with high-level resistance to ofloxacin is described in a heterosexual man who had sexual contact with a woman prostitute.
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